Bertie County

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Windsor
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 530 Windsor, NC 27983-0530
Foundation :	1722
Made up from:	Chowan County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	19,773 (2000)
Population density :	10.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1920 km²
Water surface :	109 km²
map

Bertie County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Windsor , which was named after the House of Windsor .

geography

The county is located in northeast North Carolina, about 50 km north of Virginia and has an area of 1,920 square kilometers, of which 109 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hertford County , Chowan County , Washington County , Martin County , Halifax County, and Northampton County .

Bertie County is divided into nine townships : Colerain, Indian Woods, Merry Hill, Mitchells, Roxobel, Snake Bite, Whites, Windsor, and Woodville.

history

Bertie County was formed on August 2, 1722 from parts of Chowan County. It was named after the former Lord Proprietors of the Carolina Province , James and Henry Bertie .

King House (2014) is one of 23 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

A total of 23 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 23, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	12,606	-
1800	11,240	-10.8%
1810	11,218	-0.2%
1820	10,805	-3.7%
1830	12,262	13.5%
1840	12,175	-0.7%
1850	12,851	5.6%
1860	14,310	11.4%
1870	12,950	-9.5%
1880	16,399	26.6%
1890	19,476	18.8%
1900	20,538	5.5%
1910	23,039	12.2%
1920	23,993	4.1%
1930	25,844	7.7%
1940	26,201	1.4%
1950	26,439	0.9%
1960	24,350	-7.9%
1970	20,528	-15.7%
1980	21,024	2.4%
1990	20,388	-3%
2000	19,773	-3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , there were 19,773 people in 7,743 households and 5,427 families in Bertie County. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 36.30 percent white, 62.34 percent African American, 0.44 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.48 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.99 percent of the population.

Of the 7,743 households, 29.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 20.1 percent were single mothers and 29.9 percent were non-families. 27.0 percent were single households and 13.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 87.6 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 82.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,177, and the median income for a family is $ 30,186. Males had a median income of $ 26,866 versus $ 18,318 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,096. 23.5 percent of the population and 19.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 30.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 28.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Bertie County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026334. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 23 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
^ Bertie County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.058857 -76.957323Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′ N , 76 ° 57 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026334. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 23 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Bertie County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .